Renewables sector falling short on human rights
New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards.
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Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger
The deal, which would create West Africa’s top gold producer, is expected to close on or around July 1.
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Codelco shuts Chuquicamata smelter and refinery
Move makes of Chuquicamata the first major copper asset to close due to the sharp spike of coronavirus cases in Chile.
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Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum’s copper operation
The country’s chamber of mines says the government’s attitude towards the miner is equivalent to closing operations indefinitely.
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Harmony Gold raises $200m to buy AngloGold assets
It comes after the gold miner issued more than 60 million new ordinary shares at a price of 57.50 rand apiece on Wednesday
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Alrosa halts mine after several cases of covid-19
The company’s International underground diamond mine will be closed for up to two weeks.
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Attack to coltan mine in Congo leaves three dead
It remains unclear what happened at SMB’ mine in eastern Congo as company and unions gave different accounts.
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BHP to sell Australian thermal coal mine
The world’s largest miner has hired Macquarie Bank and JP Morgan to sell its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in NSW>
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Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining
Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.
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First Majestic Silver to sell Mexico’s assets to Apollo
First Majestic intents to give Apollo the option to acquire its Jalisco Group of Properties in Mexico.
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